Unibody MacBook a collectors item...

[shady825]

How do you guess the macbook lineup will continue on?

I honestly have no idea anymore whats gonna happen! Its so hard to say now after all this.

To ditch the blackbook and replace it with the unibody macbook, then ditch the unibody and bring the blackbook back to the lineup. If that happened I'd be officially confused

HAHA! Does sound kinda silly when you put it like that!

 

[jav6454]

Collectors Edition huh? Somehow I thought of this, but dismissed it thinking no one will pay attention, but now that I have seen the bigger picture here, well. 'nuff said I think my GlassBook is now a Collectors Item.

 

[shady825]

Collectors Edition huh? Somehow I thought of this, but dismissed it thinking no one will pay attention, but now that I have seen the bigger picture here, well. 'nuff said I think my GlassBook is now a Collectors Item.

Welcome aboard!

 

[SloopJohnB]

Even though the old uMBs are still great machines, it seems as though they've lost their identity today. They are not Pros, they are not consumer machines, they don't have fw or sd slots. It's like apple saying they've made a mistake with the uMB and are trying to correct it as soon as possible. It feels kinda strange considering the fact that apple's lines of products usually last for years and this particular line (uMB) will end up being just a bump on the line.
I'm just happy I got a nvidia whitebook LOL

ps: just teasing u guys

 

[Insulin Junkie]

Even though the old uMBs are still great machines, it seems as though they've lost their identity today. They are not Pros, they are not consumer machines, they don't have fw or sd slots

Why are they not consumer machines? They were before this day...

 

[Quillz]

Why are they not consumer machines? They were before this day...

I guess once Apple decides to pretend something didn't happen (like the third-gen iPod nano), it's somehow an evil machine.

 

[Insulin Junkie]

I guess once Apple decides to pretend something didn't happen (like the third-gen iPod nano), it's somehow an evil machine.

Perhaps, though I still don't see how that would make it less of a consumer machine.

Alas, it's cool to have an outcast computer.

 

[Quillz]

Perhaps, though I still don't see how that would make it less of a consumer machine.

Alas, it's cool to have an outcast computer.

It's not. It's still a consumer machine, always was and always will be. There's nothing wrong with it, and if it works well for you, hang on to it.

I'd like to get the new 13'' MBP, but I really don't have a dire need for it. I'd like to think I do, but I don't.

 

[AdamLikesMusic]

Wouldn't any computer (or anything, really) that ceases to be produced become a "collector's item"? I honestly don't see the big deal.

 

[Quillz]

Wouldn't any computer (or anything, really) that ceases to be produced become a "collector's item"? I honestly don't see the big deal.

It's probably just people trying to fight off buyer's remorse.

 

[GeekGirl*]

You guys have the outdated MB LOL(j/k)

 

[torbjoern]

It's probably just people trying to fight off buyer's remorse.

Buyer's remorse? What for? The MB unibody is still the best MacBook ever made. What really would give them reason to feel cheated, is if Apple delivered the MBP 13" with the same price, same specs as they actually did, but called it MB, not MBP. It's far better to have a great MB than a mediocre MBP.

 

[Kyeris]

Buyer's remorse? What for? The MB unibody is still the best MacBook ever made. What really would give them reason to feel cheated, is if Apple delivered the MBP 13" with the same price, same specs as they actually did, but called it MB, not MBP. It's far better to have a great MB than a mediocre MBP.

I like your reasoning. I feel better already.

 

[SteveMobs]

With Snow Leopard now being able to have a theoretical 16 million GB of RAM, can I run 8 or more GB on my 2.4 UMB? As soon as I install Snow Leopard that is.

 

[Kyeris]

With Snow Leopard now being able to have a theoretical 16 million GB of RAM, can I run 8 or more GB on my 2.4 UMB? As soon as I install Snow Leopard that is.

Actual "limit" for RAM is 6GB for the UMB (Apple limit is 4GB I think?). From what I am aware of, it is unknown if this is a hardware limit or not. I would suppose it depends if it is a hardware limit or not for this cap to be broken and expanded to 8GB.

I think there was a post somewhere where someone tried to either put 6GB or 8GB into a UMB and had success when switching the OS on the netbook to one designed for the UMBPs. I'll try to dig that up.

 

[SteveMobs]

Actual "limit" for RAM is 6GB for the UMB (Apple limit is 4GB I think?). From what I am aware of, it is unknown if this is a hardware limit or not. I would suppose it depends if it is a hardware limit or not for this cap to be broken and expanded to 8GB.

I think there was a post somewhere where someone tried to either put 6GB or 8GB into a UMB and had success when switching the OS on the netbook to one designed for the UMBPs. I'll try to dig that up.

This is what I found on the Apple website, and it's also what got me thinking it would be possible.

Today’s Mac computers can hold up to 32GB of physical memory, but the 32-bit applications that run on them can address only 4GB of RAM at a time. 64-bit computing shatters that barrier by enabling applications to address a theoretical 16 billion gigabytes of memory, or 16 exabytes.

 

[Hakari]

Just curious, has there ever been a shorter lived Apple computer?

The G4 cube...

 

[torbjoern]

I like your reasoning. I feel better already.

Good to hear! Oh, and don't forget that aesthetically, the UMB 13" looks better than the MBP 13", as the former has less unneccessary ports.

 

[Arnenys]

Great!
Now I have a reason to sell it on ebay in, let's say, ten years or so.

 

[LtCarter47]

Just curious, has there ever been a shorter lived Apple computer?

Yeah, the last of the Titanium G4s were only about 3 months old when the aluminum models were announced. I only remember that because I bought one right when it was released . Man was I annoyed... Oh well.

 

[Burnsey]

Yeah, the last of the Titanium G4s were only about 3 months old when the aluminum models were announced. I only remember that because I bought one right when it was released . Man was I annoyed... Oh well.

The Tibooks came out in 2001, the Aluminums appeared in 2003, with the 15" aluminum following later.

 

[LtCarter47]

The Tibooks came out in 2001, the Aluminums appeared in 2003, with the 15" aluminum following later.

The 1GHz TiBook that I bought was released on November 6th 2002. On January 7th 2003 the Aluminum models were announced. True, the 15" wasn't till later that year, but What I'm getting at was this, when I bought my powerbook, there was 1 to choose from, the 15in TiBook. 2 months and 1 day after the day it was released they introduced the aluminum design and more screen sizes. I would have happily bought the 17in if I hadn't spent $3,000 only 2 months previously(on a brand new model no less)

 

[derryquinn]

I thought of this too as soon as the Keynote Adress ended, I accidentally got my account Timed-Out because of a spot of rage, but I couldn't wait to be free so that I could discuss our Limited-Run Collector's Edition Aluminium MacBooks!

I have a feeeling that in 10 years time when "MacHads II" comes out we'll all be sitting there going on about our Collector's Edition Aluminium MacBooks

'Twere about twenny year ago, me and mah boys were watchin' a Special Event by this crowd we called Apple back then. They had plastic com-pooters back in those days, and then they went ahead and dazzled us all with them new fancy AE-LOO-MEEN-EE-OOM MacBooks.

Only thing was, 'round about's six months later they went back to plastic MacBooks. This here y'all se ba'fore me is one of dems fancy MacBooks, that only had a limited run. I can sell it for 4 million dollar's if you want it for your collection

Add your pride to your signiture!

 

[Quillz]

The G4 cube...

That lasted nearly a year. The unibody MacBook lasted eight months.

 

[k2spitfire88]

It's probably just people trying to fight off buyer's remorse.

Haha, not at all. I love my Collector's Edition UMB. I drove 2 hours each way to pick it up the day after it came out! It's a great machine. It's just something fun, because it's the only version of it, and lasted from October to June, or 7 months. Plus, it helps my self esteem and makes me feel special...